Theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique
Mozambique: Theoretical duration of secondary education was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
189th
of 215 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
5 years
in 1982
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1982.
Mozambique ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7 years | — |
| 1971 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 years | -28.6% |
| 1983 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 years | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 years | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 189 Aruba 5 years compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 189 Barbados 5 years compare
- 189 Botswana 5 years compare
- 189 Costa Rica 5 years compare
- 189 Dominica 5 years compare
- 189 Grenada 5 years compare
- 189 Guyana 5 years compare
- 189 Honduras 5 years compare
- 189 Ireland 5 years compare
- 189 Jamaica 5 years compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 189 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 189 Lesotho 5 years compare
- 189 Namibia 5 years compare
- 189 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 189 Peru 5 years compare
- 189 Eswatini 5 years compare
- 189 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5 years compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 5 years compare
- 189 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 189 Venezuela 5 years compare
- 189 South Africa 5 years compare
- 189 Zambia 5 years compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0496 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 133,644 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique?
- Theoretical duration of secondary education in Mozambique was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of secondary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of secondary education recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1982.
- How does Mozambique rank for theoretical duration of secondary education?
- Mozambique ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of secondary education rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release